Life, 1906-04-05 · page 43 of 58
Life — April 5, 1906 — page 43: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising, not satire or political commentary**. It's a full-page advertisement for "Onyx" brand silk hosiery (stockings) distributed by Lord & Taylor, a major New York department store. The illustration shows a fashionable woman on a bicycle wearing elaborate embroidered stockings, depicted in an elegant Art Nouveau style. The ad emphasizes Easter-season hosiery featuring floral embroidery designs (violets, roses, daisies, forget-me-nots, wisteria) in various fashionable shades to coordinate with women's clothing and footwear. The bicycle and the woman's refined appearance were contemporary symbols of modern femininity and leisure for early 20th-century readers. There is no political satire present—this is straightforward luxury goods marketing.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
“ONYX” SILK HOSIERY for Eastertide; a profusion of designs in floral embroideries, wherein Art fairly rivals Nature. Dainty conceptions in the most exquisite handiwork of VIOLETS, ROSES, DAISIES, FORGET-ME-NOTS, WISTARIA BLOSSOMS, also conventional patterns in great variety, in every fashionable shade for the accurate matching of all gowns, or footwear. Lo va & Ta ry Lo yv Wholesale Distributors NN. Cw Yo VR comicbooks.com